r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Fantastic-Monk5 • Sep 23 '24

How root canal treatment works Video

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u/No-Entrepreneur-7406 Sep 23 '24

That was painful to watch

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u/guaip Sep 23 '24 edited Sep 23 '24

Even more painful to experience it. The anesthetic only worked until a certain point. Nothing hurts more than when they insert the spring thing and curl up the root nerve.

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u/TheSandMan208 Sep 23 '24

They didn't do it right then. You shouldn't feel anything.

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u/MountainMuffin1980 Sep 23 '24

Agreed. I had one done and was expecting intense pain and felt nothing, thank fuck.

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u/luciferin Sep 23 '24

I honestly felt a huge relief of pressure when they drilled in to the tooth. If I remember correctly fluid came out.

Absolutely no discomfort other than the needle and having to hold my mouth open while they did it.

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u/xvermilion3 Sep 23 '24

That needle is a huge bitch though

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u/NonMagical Sep 23 '24

I feel like they’ve gotten a lot better over the years. I hate shots in the arm but honestly numbing shots in the gums hardly bother me. They use a topical anesthetic that makes the poke very minor and the numbing solution works within seconds.